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No proposal to recognise Bitcoin as a currency: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The government plans to introduce a Bill in this regard - the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill 2021 - in the ongoing session

Crypto-assets: To ban or not to ban?

Financial regulation is about striking the right balance between enabling innovation and ensuring customer protection

How to regulate cryptocurrencies

A systematic approach to designing the correct regulatory strategy

In India crypto won't be the first case of privately issued currencies

Since no one knows exactly what effect these privately issued currencies will have, the government is planning to pass a law on them in the forthcoming winter session of Parliament

Why estimates of India's crypto-owning population could be exaggerated

As the debate around regulating-or even banning-private cryptocurrency grows, it is important to know how big India's crypto market really is

Cryptocurrency firms mull moving offshore amid ban buzz in India

Several NFT platforms said they would not need to shut shop in the case of a ban

LIVE: Centre asks for 'rigorous' screening of international passengers

Multiple cases of a Covid variant 8.1.1529 have been reported in Botswana, South Africa and Honk Kong, writes Centre

Most Indians don't want crypto legalised, have low or zero trust: Survey

More than half the 29,352 respondents say it should be taxed like a digital asset held abroad

As crypto slips, young investors resist urge to press panic button

With no amount too small to begin with, many youngsters have been experimenting with investment in digital portfolios

US regulators to clarify rules and regulations over crypto risks in 2022

The banking regulators in the US have announced a plan to clarify the rules and regulations around how banks can use cryptocurrencies over the next year

LIVE: Sputnik Light Covid vaccine to be launched in India by Dec, says RDIF

Russia plans to sell the nasal form of its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to other countries next year, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund said on Wednesday

Sensex sheds 323pts, Nifty manages to hold 17,400; Infosys, ITC slip 2%

Smallcaps, sugar stocks and shares of recently listed companies like Paytm, SJS Enterprises, Fino Payments Bank and PolicyBazaar were in demand

Indian govt's plan to ban cryptocurrencies leads to heavy selling

The government will allow only certain cryptocurrencies to promote the underlying technology and its uses, according to a legislative agenda released late on Tuesday

Bill to ban private cryptocurrencies to come up in Winter Session

The cryptocurrency bill is listed at a time when the level of interest in the subject is very high

79% of cybersecurity incidents in 18 months fueled by crypto: Report

Fueled by cryptocurrencies, ransomware was involved in 79 per cent of the global cybersecurity incidents in the last 18 months of pandemic, a new report said

El Salvador plans to build world's first Bitcoin City: Nayib Bukele

Also to issue sovereign Bitcoin bonds

Crypto transactions should be recognised as asset class: RSS body

SJM co-convenor Ashwani Mahajan suggested that the govt should also ensure that data and hardware used, stay on domestic servers

Have not invested a single rupee in cryptocurrencies, says Anand Mahindra

The billionaire shared some screen grabs which claimed that he has made tons of money using a cryptocurrency investment platform

Binance US may raise 'couple hundred million' in funding, says CEO

According to UK researcher CryptoCompare, Binance's spot cryptocurrency trading volumes totalled $789 bn in Sept and $454 bn in July

Crypto bidders miss out as rare copy of US constitution sells for $43 mn

A crowd-funded bid by cryptocurrency enthusiasts to buy a rare copy of the US constitution fell short on Thursday, after the document sold to another buyer for $43.2 million